Chmod 703

Chmod 703 (chmod a+rwx,g-rwx,o-r) sets permissions so that, (U)ser / owner can read, can write and can execute. (G)roup can't read, can't write and can't execute. (O)thers can't read, can write and can execute.

Owner Rights (u) Group Rights (g) Others Rights (o)
Read 4 r
Write 2 w w
Execute 1 x x

Extra chmod command options

Output

Modifiers

Octal CHMOD command

$ chmod -R 703 folder_name

Symbolic CHMOD command

$ chmod -R a+rwx,g-rwx,o-r folder_name

Chmod Permissions for chmod 703

Chmod owner

  • Owner can read
  • Owner can write
  • Owner can execute

Chmod group

  • Group can't read
  • Group can't write
  • Group can't execute

Chmod other

  • Others can't read
  • Others can write
  • Others can execute

How chmod 703 looks in file listing

For files

After changing a file's mode to 703, the file appears as:

- rwx----wx

For folders

After changing a directory's mode to 703, the folder appears as:

d rwx----wx